Claude by Anthropic APK 1.261102.19

What is Claude?

Claude is an AI assistant made by Anthropic, a San Francisco AI safety and research company. You can ask it questions, have it draft and edit writing, analyse documents and images, explain code, plan projects and think through problems. It's known for careful, well-structured answers, a large context window that handles long documents, and strong coding help.

The Android app came to Google Play in July 2024 and has passed 50 million downloads with a 4.5-star rating. It's part of our productivity apps category, alongside ChatGPT and Google's Gemini.

What's new in Claude 1.261102.19

The latest Claude APK on Google Play is version 1.261102.19, updated on November 4, 2026. Anthropic's release note on Play is short and signed by the app itself:

• Fixes. Squashed some bugs and improved the overall experience.

Anthropic updates the app often, and new models usually arrive on the server side, so you get them as soon as they're released without waiting for an app update.

Key features

Writing and editing

Claude drafts emails, essays, reports and messages, rewrites text in a different tone, and gives feedback on your own writing. You can ask it to keep your voice and only fix what's wrong.

Long documents and files

Upload PDFs, Word documents, spreadsheets or images, or snap a photo of a page. Claude can summarise a long report, compare two documents, pull figures out of a table or answer questions about a contract. It can hold a lot of text in a single conversation.

Research and web search

With web search turned on, Claude looks up current information and cites the pages it used. Research mode on paid plans runs a longer investigation across many sources and returns a structured report.

Projects

Projects group related chats with shared files and instructions. Upload your course notes or company style guide once, and every chat in the project can use them.

Voice and on-the-go use

Talk to Claude in voice mode and hear spoken replies. The app syncs with claude.ai on the web and the desktop apps, so you can start a conversation on your phone and continue it on a computer.

How to install Claude APK on Android

Install Claude from Google Play.

1. Check that your phone runs Android 8.0 or newer.
2. Open Google Play, search for Claude, and confirm the developer is Anthropic PBC.
3. Tap Install and open the app.
4. Sign in with Google or an email address. If you already use claude.ai, your chats appear automatically.

If you can't use Google Play, Claude works in any mobile browser at claude.ai. APKPeer links to the official listing and doesn't host a separate file.

Is Claude APK safe?

The official Claude app is safe to install. It's published by Anthropic PBC on Google Play, rated Teen, and contains no ads. In-app purchases are only for Claude subscriptions.

• Privacy. You can delete conversations at any time. Settings let you choose whether your chats may be used to improve Anthropic's models. Avoid sharing passwords, financial details or other people's private information.
• Accuracy. Claude can make mistakes, including citing details that sound right but aren't. Double-check facts that matter.
• Lookalike apps. Several unrelated apps use "Claude" in their name. The real one is published by Anthropic PBC with the package name com.anthropic.claude.

Tips for getting more out of Claude

• Give context. Tell Claude who the text is for and what you want it to achieve. "Rewrite this for a customer who's annoyed, keep it under 100 words" gets a better result than "make this better".
• Upload the source. Instead of pasting a long article in pieces, attach the PDF or document, then ask questions about it.
• Use Projects for ongoing work. Put course notes, a style guide or background documents in a project so every chat starts with that knowledge.
• Ask it to check its work. For calculations or facts, ask Claude to show its working or list what it's unsure about.
• Start fresh when topics change. A new chat keeps answers focused.

Free vs Pro and Max

The free plan lets you chat, upload files and use web search, with a usage limit that resets every few hours. Claude Pro raises that limit and adds features such as research mode and access to more models. Max plans are for heavy users who hit Pro's limits. Subscriptions started in the Android app are billed through Google Play, and you can cancel them under Play Store → Payments & subscriptions. If you only use Claude occasionally, the free plan is usually enough to decide whether it suits you.

Claude vs alternatives

• ChatGPT offers image generation, a large catalogue of custom GPTs and very broad features.
• Google Gemini is the natural pick if you want an assistant tied into Gmail, Calendar and other Google apps.
• Perplexity is built around search, with sources shown for every answer.

Claude is a strong choice for writing, studying from long documents and getting help with code. Try the free plan first and see whether its style suits how you work before paying for a subscription.